¡Qué trágico! for poor Diego Buonanotte. If you haven't heard, the
influential River Plate midfielder was involved in a fatal car crash which
killed three of his friends on Saturday. And according to the Argentinean dailies,
Diego, who is in the hospital now frequently wakes up in the middle of the night asking "what
happened?
There is little doubt that an athlete's attitude towards practice affects how much is learned and
how much improvement is made. Focus, effort, and attention are all important to leaning and
developing the skills needed to compete at a high level. In a new study focusing on Dutch youth
players, researchers found that the ability of players to reflect on and critically evaluate their
own
Jamie Dunn from Goal.com reports on how strength and conditioning has helped improve Darren
Fletcher's role in the Manchester United team.
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has attributed the development in his game to his new
fitness regime.
The Scotland international has been more and more involved in Sir Alex Ferguson's first team as he
has grown older.
First it was the Sports Illustrated jinx. Then it was the Madden curse.
Now it appears that the sports figures that star in the Gillette advertisements have been the
most recent case of an athlete who was cursed due to a product that they appear on.
By now we all have heard about Tiger Wood's transgressions.
